UNION MINISTER ASHWINI
VAISHNAW GREETS UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION AND POSTAL FAMILY ON WORLD POSTAL DAY
Ministry of Communications
UNION MINISTER ASHWINI VAISHNAW GREETS UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
AND POSTAL FAMILY ON WORLD POSTAL DAY
LEVERAGE GIVEN BY TOUGH TIMES WILL GUIDE INDIA POST POSITIVELY
IN YEARS TO COME: Postal Secretary
Shri
Vineet Pandey
Posted
On: 09 OCT 2021 3:47PM by PIB Delhi
World Post Day is celebrated
each year on 9th of October to mark the anniversary of establishment of
the Universal Postal Union in 1874. India has been a member of the Universal
Postal Union since 1876. The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness
about the role of postal sector in the lives of people and businesses as well
as contribution to the socio-economic development of countries. The theme
for this year’s World Post Day is ‘Innovate to recover’.On the occasion of
World Post Day, we remember the invaluable contributions of postal workers in
ensuring public service delivery during the trying times of Covid pandemic.
To quote Mr. António
Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations-“The vast postal network –
involving millions of workers moving billions of pieces of mail through
hundreds of thousands of post offices – is woven into our societies, connecting
communities the world over”
With more than 1.5 lakh IT
enabled Post Offices, India Post played a crucial role in rendering postal and
financial services during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and in 2021. The robust
IT system enabled India Post to deliver financial services at the doorsteps of
citizens.
The vast postal network has
been further strengthened through the launch of India Post Payments Bank in
2018,with a vision to build the most accessible, affordable and trusted bank
for the common man.
On the occasion of World
Postal Day, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics & Information
Technology, greeted the Universal Postal Union and Postal in a tweet. He
also mentioned about the social contribution of India Postal Department.
Shri Vineet Pandey, Secretary
(Posts) in his message on the eve of World Post Day has highlighted that the “Post
Offices have become more relevant than ever before and the leverage given by
the tough times will guide India Post positively in the years to come”
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